Conservation in Marquette County, Michigan
Marquette County, Michigan
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 160
Payments: $1,367,336
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 15
Payments: $62,218
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 45
Payments: $492,643
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Recipients: 2
Payments: $17,099
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Marquette County, Michigan, 2012
Land in Marquette County, Michigan, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 168 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 30,693 |
| Cropland Acres: | 9,186 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 5,708 |
| Woodland Acres: | 13,582 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 2,217 |
Livestock in Marquette County, Michigan, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 1,395 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,117 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 976 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 640 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 193 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: